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. 2010 Dec 6;1:223–232. doi: 10.2147/OAJSM.S15413

Table 3.

Hind foot injuries related to growth

Diagnosis Presentation Clinical findings Radiology
Os trigonum Young athletes with posterolateral ankle pain; worse with tiptoe walking Posterolateral ankle pain that is reproducible on palpation and active or passive plantar flexion Radiograph: an ossicle is seen posterior to the talus, between the calcaneus and distal tibia
Talocalcaneal coalition Pain increases with activity; often a history of lateral ankle sprains Examination shows decreased hind foot motion; rigid varus and absence of heel varus on tiptoe CT: union of tarsal bones; four-corner syndrome

Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.